Police violence as public health crisis

The UIC Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy will host “Trauma as Community Health Crisis: Healing the Harms of Police Violence,” a lecture on the impact of police torture.

WHEN:

Nov. 17
2 – 3:30 p.m.

WHERE:

UIC School of Public Health Auditorium
1603 W. Taylor St.

DETAILS:

In May of 2015, Chicago became the first municipality in the United States to offer reparations to victims of police torture. The reparations ordinance fought for by victims of torture, their families, and activists offers not only financial redress, but also sought to address broader questions of how to heal the collective harms of police violence.

The event will focus on how survivors and activists are addressing the challenges of police violence as a public health crisis for the black community and raise questions about the role that health practitioners can play in healing collective harms.

Featured speakers include:

Linda Rae Murray, adjunct assistant professor of health policy and administration, UIC School of Public Health and former chief medical officer for the Cook County Department of Public Health